Fancypants is part memoir, part novel. It's one Jewish boy's attempt at coming of age in a time period when his whole generation is trying to do the same. Buddy Foreman's story is one of hopefulness, but also of despair and daring. Like all kids, Buddy wants answers to some basic questions: Why can't I have more fun around here? Why don't my parents listen to me? What do I count for? Why can't I draw on the walls? And what's the big deal with being Jewish?
Fancypants is part memoir, part novel. It's one Jewish boy's attempt at coming of age in a time period when his whole generation is trying to do the same. Buddy Foreman's story is one of hopefulness, but also of despair and daring. Like all kids, Buddy wants answers to some basic questions: Why can't I have more fun around here? Why don't my parents listen to me? What do I count for? Why can't I draw on the walls? And what's the big deal with being Jewish?